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by fargle
1196 days ago
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Anecdotally I see a majority (90%+) people commenting on HN living in relatively urban areas and perhaps this is why you see trucks as wasteful - the closest thing to a working pickup truck they see is fellow commuters in vehicles that have never been off pavement without even a tow hitch, etc. Perhaps visit the "flyover" parts of the land sometime. |
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Or perhaps you may wish to look at the demographics of who buys pick-up trucks:
> Despite any TV ads you see with F-150s in a rural or country setting, the vast majority of these new trucks are in large and medium-sized cities.
* https://hedgescompany.com/blog/2018/10/pickup-truck-owner-de...
>80% of the US population lives in urban areas:
* https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/USA/united-states/urba...
Only 1.3% (2.6M) of the US population are farmers:
* https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/farming-indu...
Yet 2.8M pickups trucks were sold in 2022:
* https://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2022-us-pickup-truck-sales-fig...
Yes, if you're on a farm a pick-up truck could be useful. But the majority of buyers are not farmers (or even construction workers, though even a full-size van may be of more practicality). Pick-up trucks are far and away lifestyle vehicles for the vast, vast majority of owners.